CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE
BILL 1199
Chapter 170, Laws of 1999
56th Legislature
1999 Regular Session
CIVIL ANTIHARASSMENT
ACTIONS--SUPERIOR COURT JURISDICTION
EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/25/99
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Passed by the House March 5,
1999
Yeas 95 Nays 0
 CLYDE
BALLARD
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
 FRANK
CHOPP
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Passed by the Senate April 9,
1999
Yeas 49 Nays 0
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CERTIFICATE
We, Dean R. Foster and Timothy
A. Martin, Co-Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives of the State of
Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1199 as
passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set
forth.
 DEAN
R. FOSTER
Chief
Clerk
TIMOTHY
A. MARTIN
Chief
Clerk
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BRAD
OWEN
President
of the Senate
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Approved May 5, 1999 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes
below.
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FILED
May 5, 1999 - 3:48
p.m.
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GARY
LOCKE
Governor
of the State of Washington
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Secretary of
State
State of
Washington
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HOUSE
BILL 1199
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Passed
Legislature - 1999 Regular Session
State
of Washington 56th Legislature 1999 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 01/19/1999. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
Defining the jurisdiction of civil antiharassment
actions.
AN
ACT Relating to jurisdiction of superior courts in civil antiharassment
actions; and amending RCW 10.14.150.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
10.14.150 and 1991 c 33 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
The district courts shall have jurisdiction and cognizance of any civil actions
and proceedings brought under this chapter, except the district court shall
transfer such actions and proceedings to the superior court when it is shown
that the respondent to the petition is under eighteen years of age.
(2)
Superior courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction to receive transfer of
antiharassment petitions in cases where a district court judge makes findings
of fact and conclusions of law showing that meritorious reasons ((exit
[exist])) exist for the transfer. The municipal and district courts
shall have jurisdiction and cognizance of any criminal actions brought under
RCW 10.14.120 and 10.14.170.
Passed the House March 5, 1999.
Passed the Senate April 9, 1999.
Approved by the Governor May
5, 1999.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State May 5, 1999.